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St. Louis ranks No. 1 for gonorrhea, chlamydia cases ... again

Dr. E. Arum, Dr. N. Jacobs/CDC via AP, File

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ST. LOUIS (KNOU/AP) — The city of St. Louis is No. 1 again for multiple types of sexually transmitted diseases per capita, according to the annual report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

St. Louis was No. 1 for gonorrhea and chlamydia cases, and fourth for syphilis, compared to other counties and independent cities in the U.S. The report, which was released Tuesday and compiled statistics from last year, states in St. Louis there were approximately 739 cases of gonorrhea, about 1,449 cases of chlamydia and about 42 cases of syphilis, all per 100,000 people.

The numbers could be described as askew since St. Louis is one of the few cities reporting numbers just from the city and not combining the population of the county.

In St. Louis County, there were 280 cases of gonorrhea per 100,000 people, about 647 cases of chlamydia and about 13 cases of syphilis.